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| Rus Bradburd's new book "Forty Minutes of Hell" a gem |  |
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| LAS CRUCES- Multitalented is probably the best word used to describe Rus Bradburd, who by no stretch is your typical ex-assistant college basketball coach. Having worked the recruiting trails and sidelines for forteen years with two illustrious Southwest Hall of Fame coaches (Don Haskins UTEP and Lou Henson New Mexico State), Bradburd now finds himself emassed in the academic arena as an associate professor at New Mexico State University. He is also the author of a new compelling book "Forty Minutes of Hell" about the life of former Arkansas Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson. With race relations being an extremely hot topic of discussion in today's society, Rus' book closely examines the controversial circumstances that led to Coach Richardson's abrupt exit from the University of Arkansas and the college basketball scene. read more |
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| Rus Bradburd (right) with Nolan Richardson at Basketball in the Barrio Camp in El Paso. | |||||||||
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Basketball Guru film accumulating impressive cast | ||||||||
| BERKELEY- As the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame committee ponders its selection for it's 2010 inductions in September, Pete Newell's 1960 U.S. Olympic basketball team is on the list of the finalists. The team has four members (Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas and Walt Bellamy) already enshrined in the hall of fame including Coach Newell. "If there was a Mount Rushmore of college coaches, Pete Newell would have to be at the head," states Coach Mike Krzyzewski during his interview last October at Duke University.
The segment of the documentary film Basketball Guru: The Pete Newell Story being produced by AUP Media will feature several of these basketball legends discussing their experience playing for Pete Newell during the end of his coaching career. "This is an extremely important segment of the documetary, because the 1960 Olympics in Rome was the launching point for European basketball with Coach Newell at the forefront of its development," comments producer/director Doug Harris. "One of the biggest challenges for me as the producer of the film will be to secure the funding needed to bring this great untold story to life." |
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Basketball Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell
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